American Meat Institutes' Annual Hot Dog Day Lunch on Capitol Hill
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Edward Schafer (R) speaks with House Agriculture Chairman Collin Peterson, D-MN, (L) during the American Meat Institutes' Annual Hot Dog Day Lunch in the courtyard of the Rayburn House Office Building on July 23, 2008 in Washington. (UPI Photo/Patrick D. McDermott)
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